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On April 15, 2009 a record trading volume in the EUR/USD contract was reported on FORTS, RTS derivatives section.
By the end of the main trading session the trading volume in this instrument reached 257 856 contracts or over 344 million USD in money terms.
The previous record was set on April 14, 2009, with the trading volume in the EUR/USD contract hitting 171 509 contracts or over 251 million USD in money terms.
FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS, is a leading trading venue for futures and options in Russia. Trading on FORTS started in September 2001. At present FORTS has the widest range of instruments in Russia. These are 50 contracts (33 futures and 17 options) on shares of Russian companies, bonds, short term interest rates, currency, RTS Index, oil, silver, gas, oil, sugar and gold.
